Akshay Gollahalli
Software Engineer (C ) at Fisher & Paykel Appliances
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Top SchoolAkshay Gollahalli is a software engineer with 11 years of experience, currently building C++ systems at Fisher & Paykel Appliances in Auckland while pursuing a PhD in Computer and Information Sciences. He specializes in machine learning and neuromorphic computing, with deep research experience developing and deploying spiking neural networks across cloud, GPU, SpiNNaker and embedded platforms. Akshay has blended academic and industry roles—teaching programming and information systems, developing disaster-management software, and deploying ML models to the cloud—which gives him both practical engineering rigor and research-driven curiosity. He’s currently applying those skills to a VR-based neurorehabilitation program that bridges brain-inspired algorithms and immersive therapy. Known for shipping end-to-end systems from low-level C/C++ to web and cloud deployments, he brings a rare combination of hands-on systems skills and neuroinformatics expertise.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer and Information Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer and Information Sciences at Auckland University of TechnologyJawaharlal Nehru Technological University HyderabadSelf-Driving Car Nanodegree, Self-driving Cars, Self-Driving Car Nanodegree, Self-driving Cars at UdacityIntermediate, Maths Physic and Chemistry, Intermediate, Maths Physic and Chemistry at Little Flower Junior College, Uppal
English, Hindi, Telugu, German, Kannada
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Github Skills (200)
web-application10
uploader10
command-line-interface10
uppy10
bundler10
ascii10
encoding10
command-line-tool10
cpp10
jsx10
operating-system10
modular10
flutter-plugin10
digitalocean10
progress-bar10
Programming languages (34)
Github contributions (5)
akshaybabloo/qlistwidget-custom-widget
Dec 2020 - Nov 2022
Example of using custom widget with QListWidget in Qt 6
Contributions:10 commits, 4 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 year 11 months
qtqt6
akshaybabloo/git-alias
Sep 2022 - Sep 2025
Over-engineered pretty git alias printer
Contributions:22 releases, 37 PRs, 63 pushes in 3 years
aliasrustprintergit-aliasgit-gui
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